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- [kuh-lahzh, koh-]
- /kəˈlɑʒ, koʊ-/
- /ˈkɒl.ɑːʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuh-lahzh, koh-]
- /kəˈlɑʒ, koʊ-/
Definitions of collage word
- countable noun collage A collage is a picture that has been made by sticking pieces of coloured paper and cloth onto paper. 3
- uncountable noun collage Collage is the method of making pictures by sticking pieces of coloured paper and cloth onto paper. 3
- countable noun collage You can refer to something that has been made by combining a number of very different things as a collage of a particular kind. 3
- noun collage an art form in which compositions are made out of pieces of paper, cloth, photographs, and other miscellaneous objects, juxtaposed and pasted on a dry ground 3
- noun collage a composition made in this way 3
- noun collage any work, such as a piece of music, created by combining unrelated styles 3
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Origin of collage
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20; < French, equivalent to colle paste, glue (< Greek kólla) + -age -age
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Parts of speech for Collage
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collage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for collage
noun collage
- photomontage — a combination of several photographs joined together for artistic effect or to show more of the subject than can be shown in a single photograph.
- found art — art comprised of found objects.
- collection — A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time.
- combination — A combination of things is a mixture of them.
- assortment — An assortment is a group of similar things that are of different sizes or colours or have different qualities.
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